At one time, a marketer needed only consider a few communications channels: Print, TV, Packaging, and the speaking points within a salesperson's sales pitch. Today, all bets are off: Traditional channels still exist, but have been eclipsed by the website, marketing automation emails, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and [More]
There are many reasons why an investment in Social Media makes sense, but precious little about why it may not. After advising on digital strategy and online engagement for over 27 years, here are 27 reasons why you should give it a skip: When your target audience isn't online. When [More]
Think your identity is secure? Think again - it isn't. Consider this email that a colleague recently received from "me": Hello Monty, How are u doing? I will like you to handle an International bank transfers for me with some other few transactions today but first, let me know the required [More]
Influencers are incredibly powerful, not just because of their reach, but because of their trusted relationships. They can bring your name and your services to a completely new audience. They can provide insights into your market - and the market's view about you - that are uniquely valuable. They can [More]
While many people enjoy Facebook for personal use (connections to family and friends, posting photos, playing games), does it really have a business role for your organization? Whether the answer is yes or no, one thing is certain: Facebook represents a risk vector that must be considered. In no particular [More]
Many marketers use webinars as an important strategy, but given the large investment developing the content, finding (and registering) attendees, and the logistics of production, how can you maximize the return on your webinar investment? Here are ten ideas that can help: Include a clear and easy call to action near the end [More]
With so much focus on public social media sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc), many are now questioning how these same social media concepts might be used within the organization, especially in the post-COVID work-from-home world. The fact is that most organizations function exceptionally well precisely because of the real-world internal social networks [More]
Most marketers think of themselves as builders. Their work grows the organization, grows market share, grows the portfolio of products and services. A bit more tactically, the marketer builds page views, conversions, and social engagement; underlying all of these activities, the marketer builds trust, and builds relationships. But is there [More]
Very often marketers look to the logo, web, advertising campaigns, and earned media to execute a brand strategy. But how might they look internally to do the same? Or rather, where might they look internally to do the same? One of the most important systems within an organization is the intranet. [More]
It's amazing how a "different" perspective-type post generates a ton of feedback. Two years ago I wrote a post on how to become invisible on the web. The post described how to remove your footprint, guard your privacy, and generally how to avoid being digitally targeted. The post also [More]
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